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Indianapolis 

Normal 

School 


Historical 


MORE  than  fifty  years  ago  the  Indianapolis 
Normal  School  was  established  by  Mr.  A. 
C.  Shortridge,  who  was  then  superintendent  of 
the  city  schools,  for  the  purpose  of  training 
teachers  for  the  elementary  grades  of  the  city. 
At  that  time  — 1867 — there  were  only  eight 
city  training  schools  in  the  country. 

An  unusually  able  woman  was  selected  for 
the  first  principal  — Miss  Funelle.  She,  to- 
gether with  Mr.  Shortridge,  set  so  high  a 
standard  for  the  school  that  for  years  none 
ranked  higher  in  the  country.  The  school  has 
had  six  principals  since  Miss  Funelle.  Of  these 
Miss  Mary  E.  Nicholson  deserves  special 
mention  because  of  the  length  and  character 
of  her  service.  During  the  twenty  years  of 
her  principalship  over  five  hundred  students 
were  graduated.  She  was  succeeded  by  Miss 
Marian  Lee  Webster,  who  has  ably  directed 
the  school  and  maintained  its  high  standards 
for  the  past  eleven  years. 

Of  the  hundreds  of  graduates  of  this  school, 
about  five  hundred  are  now  in  the  schools  of 
this  city. 

When  the  school  was  established  the  course 
of  study  was  one  year  in  length  and  consisted 
entirely  of  observation  and  practice  teaching. 
Later  five  months'  study  of  academic  and  pro- 
fessional subjects  was  added.  About  thirty 
years  ago  the  course  of  study  was  extended  to 
cover  two  years  — one  year  of  study  of  pro- 
fessional and  academic  subjects  and  one  year 
of  practice  teaching.  This  course  has  con- 
tinued until  the  present  time  when,  through 
the  efforts  of  E.  U.  Graff,  city  superintendent, 
the  school  is  being  re-organized  on  the  basis  of 
a Teachers'  College. 


Faculty 


ELLSWORTH  LOWRY,  District  Superintend- 
ent  in  charge  Normal  School.  Graduate 
Indiana  State  Normal  School  1906;  A.B. 
Texas  University  1909;  A.M.  Columbia 
University  1913;  one  year  graduate  study 
Texas  University  and  one  year  at  Univer- 
sity  of  Minnesota.  Rural,  grade  and  high 
school  experience.  Three  years  head  Educa- 
tion Department  and  Director  of  the  Summer 
School,  Upper  Iowa  University;  three  years 
principal  of  the  Training  School,  Winona 
(Minnesota)  State  Normal  School. 

HELEN  FORD  STAPLES,  Head  Primary 
Department.  Graduate  Winona  (Minneso- 
ta) State  Normal  School;  B.S.  Teachers 
College,  Columbia  University  1920;  Gradu- 
ate work  Columbia  University  1920-1921. 
For  seven  years  primary  critic  teacher  and 
four  years  supervisor  of  the  Primary  De- 
partment Winona  (Minnesota)  State  Nor- 
mal School. 

HARRIETT  CAMPBELL,  Head  Intermediate 
Department.  Graduate  Marshall  College; 
two  years  Columbia  University,  B.S.  1913; 
A.M.  pending  University  of  Chicago.  Super- 
visor Intermediate  Department,  Winona 
State  Normal  School,  four  years;  Extension 
Teacher,  Bowling  Green,  Ohio,  State  Nor- 
mal School  two  years;  Supervisor  English, 
State  Teachers  College,  Huntsville,  Texas, 
two  years;  Special  Demonstration  Teacher 
Columbia  University. 

JAMES  E.  MOORE,  Head  Junior  Department. 
Graduate  Normal  School,  Lincoln,  Nebraska; 
A.B.  Upper  Iowa  University  1906;  one  year 
graduate  study.  University  of  Minnesota. 
Four  summer  sessions.  State  College  Ames, 
Iowa.  Superintendent  of  Schools  Iowa  and 
Minnesota.  Teacher  Moorehead  (Minne- 
sota) Normal  School  and  State  College, 
Ames,  Iowa. 


Head  Science  Department . 

(To  Be  Filled) 

GERTRUDE  RUTH  SCHOTTENFELS, 
Head  English  Department.  A.B.  (1911) 
A.M.  (1912)  Chicago  University.  Now  com- 
pleting work  for  Ph.  D.  degree  at  Chicago 
University.  Fellow  in  English,  Chicago 
University.  Head  English  Department, 


Two 


H.S.  Boise,  Idaho  four  years;  head  English 
Department  State  Normal  School/Cheney, 
Washington,  four  years. 

PAUL  HAWORTH,  Head  History  and  Social 
Science  Department.  A.B.  and  A.M.  In- 
diana  University,  Ph.  D.  Columbia.  Teach" 
er  of  History  in  Northern  Michigan  State 
Normal  School,  Columbia  University  and 
Indiana  University.  Explorer  and  author  of 
number  of  books  on  history  and  travel. 
Member  Indiana  Legislature. 

MARIAN  LEE  WEBSTER,  Head  Geography 
Department.  Graduate  Bridgewater,  Massa" 
chusetts,  State  Normal  School;  three  years  at 
Radecliff;  B.S.  and  A.M.  Columbia  Univer" 
sity.  Worked  in  geography  with  Dodge, 
McMurry  and  Atwood;  for  the  past  eleven 
years  has  been  Principal,  Indianapolis 
Normal  School. 

TOBIAS  0.  CHEW,  Teacher  of  Mathematics 
and  Director  of  Practice.  B.S.  and  M.S. 
Adrian  College.  One^half  year  University 
Chicago;  Summer,  University  of  Michigan. 
Rural  and  High  School  teacher  six  years. 
Principal  High  School  Washburn,  Wiscon" 
sin,  and  Iron  Mt.  Michigan;  one  year  mathe" 
matics  Central  Normal  College. 

FLORA  DRAKE,  Supervision  Department. 
A.B.  1911,  Indiana  University;  A.M.  Colunv 
bia  University  1917.  Teacher,  Indianapolis 
schools  (grades),  Cleveland  School  of  Educa" 
tion  and  Indianapolis  Normal  School. 

MARY  HOLMES,  Kindergarten  Method  and 
Director  of  Practice.  Carleton  College,  two 
years;  B.S.  (1909)  A.M.  (1920)  and  Lower 
Primary  Diploma  (1921)  Teachers  College 
Columbia  University. 

FLORO  TORRENCE,  Primary  Hand  Work 
and  Director  of  Practice.  Graduate  Teachers 
College  of  Indianapolis;  one  year  Columbia 
University;  extension  and  summer  courses 
Indiana  University  and  Butler  College. 

LUCIE  HOLEMAN,  Primary  Methods  and 
Director  of  Practice.  B.S.  Columbia  Uni" 
versity  (1921). 

GERTRUDE  MESCALL,  Phonics  and  Direct 
tor  of  Practice.  Graduate  Indianapolis 
Normal  School,  additional  work  Butler, 
Indiana  University,  Columbia  University 
and  Chicago  University. 


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FLORENCE  QUIGG,  Nature  Study  and  DireC' 
tor  of  Practice.  Graduate  Oswego  Normal 
School.  Additional  work,  Indiana  University. 

OLIVE  K.  FUNK,  Arithmetic  and  Director  of 
Practice.  Graduate  Indianapolis  Normal 
School.  Two  years  University  work  addi- 
tional. 

CHARITY  DYSART,  Literature  and  Director 
of  Practice.  Graduate  four  year  course  Teach- 
ers College,  Cape  Guardian,  Missouri. 
Graduate  State  Normal  School,  Terre 
Haute,  Indiana. 

MARY  PASHO,  Story  Telling  and  Director 
of  Practice.  Graduate  Harrington  Training 
School,  New  Bedford,  Massachusetts.  One- 
half  year  Chicago  University,  one-half 
year  Indiana  University. 

PEARL  JACK,  Nature  Study  and  Director  of 
Practice.  A.B.  Upper  Iowa  University; 
B.S.  Columbia.  A.M.  practically  com- 
pleted, Columbia  University. 

MRS.  GEORGIA  A.  LACEY,  Language  and 
Director  of  Practice.  Graduate  Indianapolis 
Normal  School,  one  year  Columbia  Univer- 
sity; one-half  year  University  of  Chicago. 

CLARA  W.  NIEMAN,  Art  and  Director  of 
Practice.  Graduate  Indianapolis  Normal 
School;  one  year  Columbia  University;  addi- 
tional work  Butler  and  Indiana  University. 

KATE  R.  GOLDRICK,  English  and  Director  of 
Practice.  Graduate  Indianapolis  Normal 
School,  work  at  Harvard,  Indiana  Univer- 
sity and  Butler. 

FLORA  SWAN,  H istory  and  Director  of  Practice. 
A.M.  Columbia  University. 

PEARL  BEDFORD,  English  and  Director  of 
Practice.  Graduate  Indiana  State  Normal 
School;  one  year  at  Indiana  University. 

KATE  KERN,  Geography  and  Director  of  Prac' 
tice.  A.B.  University  of  Michigan,  1909. 

FLORENCE  FITCH,  Director  of  Art  in  the  PuE 
lie  Schools.  Head  Art  Department. 

LILLIAN  WEYL,  Assistant  Director  of  Art. 
In  charge  of  art  in  the  Normal  School. 

DR.  WILLIAM  A.  OCKER,  Director  of  Physu 
cal  Education,  Indianapolis  Public  Schools. 
Head  Physical  Education  Department. 


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ADA  CROZIER,  Assistant  in  Physical  Educa' 
tion.  Assigned  for  full  time  to  Normal  School. 

EDWARD  B.  BIRGE,  Director  of  Music,  In' 
dianapolis  Public  Schools.  Head  Music 
Department. 

LULU  KANAGY,  Assistant  in  Music.  Assigned 
for  full  time  to  Normal  School. 

TOM  SAWYIER,  Director  of  Handwriting, 
Indianapolis  Public  Schools.  Head  De- 
partment of  handwriting  and  Teacher  Nor- 
mal classes. 

MISS  ALMA  MANN,  Principal  School  No.  2. 
Used  for  training  purposes. 

MRS.  HAZEL  HENDRICKS,  Director  of  colored 
training  school.  Located  at  School  No.  26. 

MISS  BELLE  RAMEY,  Principal  School  No. 
10.  Used  for  demonstration  purposes. 


LOCATION 

The  Indianapolis  Normal  School  will  be  located 
temporarily  in  Harrison  School  (No.  2)  and  in 
the  Public  Library.  This  will  give  us  the  best 
library  facilities  in  the  state. 

PURPOSE  OF  THE  SCHOOL 

The  Indianapolis  Normal  School  is  maintained 
by  the  city  as  a part  of  the  public  school  system. 
Its  chief  functions  are:  First,  to  furnish  adequately 
trained  teachers  for  the  elementary  schools  of 
the  city;  and  Second,  to  furnish  leadership  and 
further  training  for  those  teachers  already  in 
service. 

Therefore  free  tuition  is  furnished  such  students 
as  prove  to  have  such  superior  ability  that  the 
city  is  willing  to  employ  them  as  soon  as  they 
graduate.  Students  from  outside  the  city  make 
a deposit  of  a tuition  fee  which  is  refunded  if 
they  teach  in  the  city  schools  for  two  years 
immediately  following  graduation. 

POSITIONS 

The  school  does  not  guarantee  positions  to  its 
graduates  but  it  will  give  them  adequate  help  in 
securing  desirable  positions.  The  best  of  our 
graduates  will  be  employed  in  the  city  schools  of 
Indianapolis.  But  no  one  is  assured  of  such 
position. 


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EXTENSION  COURSES 


Extension  courses  will  be  offered  in  any  part  of 
the  city  where  ten  or  more  teachers  wish  such 
course.  Any  course  listed  in  this  Bulletin  may 
be  offered  as  an  extension  course. 


ENTRANCE 

Students  who  are  residents  of  the  city  of  In- 
dianapolis and  who  graduated  from  the  high 
school  with  a "B”  average  or  above  may  enter 
without  examination. 

Students  from  outside  the  city  who  are  gradu- 
ates of  certified  high  schools  may  enter  without 
examination  on  the  presentation  of  High  School 
credentials. 


TUITION  AND  FEES 

Residents  of  Indianapolis  who  meet  the  re- 
quirements for  entrance  without  examination  are 
given  free  tuition. 

All  others  pay  a tuition  of  $100  per  year. 
However,  this  tuition,  less  the  regular  fees,  will 
be  refunded  to  such  students  as  prove  to  be  of 
such  superior  ability  that  upon  graduation,  they 
are  employed  by  the  city  for  a period  of  two  or 
more  years. 

All  students  who  do  not  pay  tuition  will  pay 
an  incidental  fee  of  $5,  and  a library  fee  of  $5, 
each  semester. 


CREDIT  FROM  OTHER 
INSTITUTIONS 

Credits  are  accepted  from  all  standard  colleges 
and  Normal  Schools.  However,  a student  cannot 
graduate  without  being  in  residence  one  year. 


SALARIES 

Teachers'  salaries  are  better  than  ever  before. 
They  are  not  yet  as  high  as  they  should  be,  nor 
as  high  as  they  are  likely  to  be.  However,  they 
are  already  much  better  than  that  of  clerks, 
stenographers,  etc. 

The  salary  schedule  for  grade  teachers  in  the 
city  of  Indianapolis  is  $1200  to  begin,  and  $100 
per  year  increase  up  to  $2000. 


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TEACHERS'  LICENSES 

No  special  provision  is  made  for  "A”  and  "B” 
certificates,  as  we  prepare  only  for  city  school 
positions.  State  provisional  and  life  licenses  are 
issued  on  the  completion  of  our  two  and  three 
year  courses.  The  three  year  course  leads  to  a 
special  certificate  allowing  its  holder  to  teach  in 
any  Junior  High  School  in  the  state. 

DEGREES 

Persons  completing  our  four  year  course  will 
be  granted  a Bachelor's  Degree  in  Elementary 
Education. 


PRIMARY  DEPARTMENT 

Helen  Ford  Staples,  B.S.,  A.M. 

Head  of  the  Department 

The  purpose  of  this  department  is  to  train 
as  adequately  and  as  directly  as  possible  for 
efficient  work  in  the  first,  second,  and  third 
grades.  The  course  is  two  years  in  length, 
leading  to  a life  certificate. 

Students  in  this  department  re-master  all 
subject-matter  taught  in  the  primary  grades, 
study  methods,  together  with  scientific  study  of 
children,  and  see  all  worked  out  in  practice. 

PRIMARY  DEPARTMENT 


Curriculum 

1st  Semester 

Introduction  to  Teaching  ...3  hours 

Electives 12  hours 

2nd  Semester 

Special  Method.. 8 hours 

Primary  Reading  Nature  and  Man 

Phonics  Music 

Seat  Work  Art 

Number  Work  Handwriting 

Principles  of  Instruction . 2 hours 

Electives 5 hours 

3rd  Semester 

Teaching  and  School  Management....  5 hours 
Electives... 10  hours 

4th  Semester 

Child  Psychology 3 hours 

Principles  of  Education. 2 hours 

Electives 1 0 hours 


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INTERMEDIATE  DEPARTMENT 

Harriet  Campbell,  B.S.,  A.M. 

Head  of  Department 

This  department  includes  the  fourth,  fifth, 
and  sixth  grades.  The  course  is  so  planned  that 
students  re-master  the  subject  matter  taught 
the  children,  study  method,  study  the  children 
scientifically,  and  observe  the  teaching  in  these 
grades,  both  in  the  practice  school  and  also  in 
other  schools  in  the  city.  It  requires  two  years 
to  complete  the  course. 

Curriculum 


1st  Semester 

Introduction  to  Teaching 3 hours 

Electives. 12  hours 

2nd  Semester 

Special  Method 8 hours 


Intermediate  Arithmetic 
Reading 
History 
Language 
Music 
Art 

Handwriting 


Principles  of  Instruction 2 hours 

Electives 5 hours 

3rd  Semester 

Teaching  and  School  Management....  5 hours 

Principles  of  Geography 3 hours 

Electives 7 hours 

4th  Semester 

Child  Psychology 3 hours 

Principles  of  Education 2 hours 

Electives..., 10  hours 


JUNIOR  DEPARTMENT 

James  E.  Moore,  A.B. 

Head  of  the  Department 

This  department  includes  the  seventh  and 
eighth  grades.  The  course  is  three  years  in 
length  and  leads  to  a permanent  Junior  high 
school  certificate,  in  those  branches  in  which 
the  student  has  twenty  hours  of  credit. 

Curriculum 


1st  Semester 

Introduction  to  Teaching 3 hours 

Electives 12  hours 


Eight 


Other  Semesters 

English 20  hours 

History  and  Social  Science ..20  hours 

Mathematics..... 20  hours 

Science  and  Geography 20  hours 

Psychology  of  Adolescence 3 hours 

Principles  of  Education 2 hours 

Vocational  Guidance 2 hours 

Teaching  and  School  Man 5 hours 


Credits  made  in  this  course  are  practically  all 
transferable  to  the  State  University  with  the 
possible  exception  of  the  five  hours  in  teaching. 


SCIENCE  DEPARTMENT 

This  department  deals  primarily  with  those 
phases  of  science  which  affect  and  supplement 
the  work  of  the  elementary  school. 


Courses 

1.  General  Science 5 hours 

2.  General  Science 2 hours 

3.  Biology 5 hours 

4.  Biology 2 hours 

5.  Nature  Study  (Primary) 3 hours 

6.  Nature  Study 2 hours 

7.  Nature  Study  (Intermediate) 3 hours 

8.  Advanced  Nature  Study 3 hours 


GEOGRAPHY  DEPARTMENT 

Marion  Lee  Webster,  B.S.,  A.M. 
Head  of  the  Department 


1.  Intermediate  Geography 3 hours 

2.  Grammar  Grade  Geography 3 hours 

3.  Reginal  Geography 3 hours 

4.  Physiography. 2 hours 

5.  Human  Geography 5 hours 

6.  Commercial  Geography.... 2 hours 


MATHEMATICS  DEPARTMENT 
Tobias  Chew,  A.M. 


1 . Arithmetic,  Theory  and  Practice 3 hours 

2.  College  Algebra 5 hours 

3.  Trigonometry 5 hours 

4.  Analytics 5 hours 


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ENGLISH  DEPARTMENT 

Gertrude  Ruth  Schottenfels,  Ph.D. 

Head  of  the  Department 

Courses 

1.  Composition. ... 2 hours 

2.  Grammar  for  Teachers 2 hours 

3.  Story  Telling 3 hours 

4.  Juvenile  Literature 2 hours 

5.  Tennyson  and  Browning 3 hours 

6.  Shakespeare 3 hours 

7.  Short  Story 2 hours 

8.  Modern  Verse  and  Prose.. 3 hours 

9.  Modern  Drama 3 hours 

10.  Narrative  Poetry 2 hours 

HISTORY  DEPARTMENT 

Paul  Haworth,  Ph.D. 

Head  of  the  Department 

Courses 

1 . American  History  (general  course)....  5 hours 

2.  European  History  (1500  to  present)  5 hours 

3.  American  Government 3 hours 

4.  Introduction  to  Sociology 2 hours 

5.  Social  and  Economic  Problems. 2 hours 

6.  Recent  American  History 5 hours 

7.  Current  History 2 hours 

EDUCATION  DEPARTMENT 

Ellsworth  Lowry  and  heads  of  Primary, 
Intermediate  and  Junior  Departments 

Courses 

1.  Principles  of  Education 2 hours 

2.  Introduction  to  Teaching 3 hours 

3.  Practice  Teaching  and  School  Man- 
agement...  - 5 hours 

4.  Junior  High  School  Problems 2 hours 

5.  The  Elementary  Curriculum 2 hours 

6.  Educational  Diagnosis 2 hours 

PSYCHOLOGY  DEPARTMENT 

Frances  E.  Lowell,  Ph.D. 

Head  of  the  Department 

Courses 

1.  Psychology  of  Childhood  3 hours 

2.  Psychology  of  Adolescence 3 hours 


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3.  General  Psychology 3 hours 

4.  Educational  Psychology 4 hours 

5.  Mental  Testing 3 hours 

6.  Mental  Diagnosis 2 hours 


SUPERVISION  DEPARTMENT 

Flora  Drake,  A.M. 

Head  of  the  Department 

For  two  years  after  graduation  students  must 
teach  on  a provisional  certificate.  During  that 
time  Miss  Drake  is  the  special  supervisor  for 
these  teachers.  She  will  go  at  any  time  to 
assist  them  in  their  difficulties,  or  she  will  take  the 
place  of  a Director  of  Practice,  allowing  such 
Director  to  visit  a former  student.  In  this  way 
we  hope  to  encourage  and  assist  our  graduates  in 
getting  a good  start,  and  in  developing  into  strong 
teachers. 

We  also  hope  to  select  from  the  most  promising 
local  teachers  certain  ones  who  will  be  given  an 
opportunity  to  train  for  special  supervision  work, 
and  for  directors  of  practice,  and  critic  teachers. 

Courses 

1.  Educational  Sociology 2 hours 

2.  Supervision 2 hours  or  4 hours 

ART  DEPARTMENT 

Florence  Fitch,  Head  of  Department 
Lillian  Weyl,  Assistant 


1 . Art  in  Primary  grades 1 hour 

2.  Art  in  Intermediate  grades... 1 hour 

3.  Art  in  Junior  grades 2 hours 

4.  Advanced  course 2 hours 


MUSIC  DEPARTMENT 

Edward  B.  Birge,  Head  of  Department 
Lulu  Kanagy,  Assistant 


1.  Music  in  Primary  Grades.. 1 hour 

2.  Music  in  Intermediate  Grades 1 hour 

3.  Music  in  Junior  Grades 2 hours 

4.  Advanced  Course 2 hours 

5.  Chorus no  credit 


PHYSICAL  EDUCATION  DEPARTMENT 

Dr.  William  A.  Ocker, 

Head  of  Department 
Ada  Crozier,  Assistant 

Both  methods  course  and  general  course 
required  without  credit. 


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HANDWRITING  DEPARTMENT 


Tom  Savvy ier. 

Head  of  Department 

All  students  who  do  not  write  a reasonably 
rapid  and  legible  hand  must  take  a course  without 


credit. 

1.  Methods  Course. 1 hour 

2.  Advanced  Course 1 hour 


SERVICE 

The  greatest  purpose  in  life  is  that  of  service. 
To  serve  one's  fellows,  one's  community,  one's 
country,  else  wherefore  born?  Almost  all  high 
school  students  have  this  ideal,  and  wish  training 
to  this  end. 

The  greatest  need  and  the  greatest  opportunity 
in  America  today  is  to  be  found  in  Americanizing 
America  and  in  developing  our  democracy.  Most 
of  our  problems  must  be  solved  through  the 
solving  of  these.  Americanization  and  true 
democracy  must  be  brought  about  primarily  by 
the  public  schools.  There  is  no  opportunity  for 
patriotic  service  equal  to  that  afforded  the  teach- 
er in  the  American  public  school. 


OPENING 

The  First  Semester,  1921,  begins  September 
6th.  For  later  dates,  and  for  further  information 
write, 

ELLSWORTH  LOWRY, 
Indianapolis  Normal  School, 
Indianapolis,  Indiana. 

Office  now  School  No.  1 0. 

June  10  to  Sept.,  School  Office,  Ohio  and  Meridian  Sts. 
After  Sept.  1st,  School  No.  2. 


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